THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE WITH A RICH HERITAGE AND A COASTAL LOCATION, BARROW OFFERS VISITORS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS WHATEVER THE WEATHER. WWW.VISITBARROW.ORG.UK WELCOME TO BARROW IN FURNESS, WHERE THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Barrow is renowned for building some of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the world, but also offers visitors ‘more than meets the eye’. Surrounded by sea on three sides, Barrow has a MORE ATTRACTIONS rich maritime heritage centred round its ship-building history, and its coastal location also offers a whole lot more. With over 60km of coastline, Barrow boasts its very own island complete with a castle and a king, the only grey seal colony in Cumbria, a range of beaches fit for sport and leisure and is ranked number one in England for its quality MORE HISTORY and diversity of nature. MORE WILDLIFE MORE HERITAGE MORE SPORT MORE EVENTS MORE SHOPPING MORE INDUSTRY MORE COASTLINE TOWN CENTRE SHOPPING EAT, DRINK & NIGHTLIFE As the home town authentic Turkish of one of the Hairy food. Bikers, it comes as no surprise that, like true Barrow is a great Northerners, we love place to enjoy our food and drink. an evening of From award winning entertainment, you pies to artisan breads, will find a diverse Barrow’s town centre range of bars and has a great choice clubs and a variety of places to enjoy of live events such throughout the day. as music and comedy nights. As the evening As you move into the turns to night, you evening you will find will find the majority a diverse range of of Barrow’s late bars and restaurants night pubs and serving cuisine from clubs situated along around the globe. Cavendish Street & You can even book a Dalkeith Street in table in Barrow’s very the heart of the town own cave and enjoy centre. You will find your food and beverages, favourite high-street a present for your names in Barrow’s pooch or want to town centre, including meet the resident M&S, Debenhams & owls, Barrow market New Look, and there is certainly worth a are also a wide range visit. of independent shops where you will receive Barrow’s festive specialist advice shopping period and a personalised starts from the 23rd customer experience. November with the town’s Christmas Barrow’s indoor Light Switch-on event market is the largest and street performers in Cumbria and is will be entertaining open on Mon, Wed, shoppers every Fri and Sat. Whether Saturday in the run you are looking for a up to Christmas. unique gift, delicious Find Barrow’s Christmas programme at: visitbarrow.org.uk/christmas FAMILY & LEISURE Barrow is a wonderful place to visit with children and has plenty to offer whatever the weather. When the sun is shining make a visit to Barrow’s Victorian Park which boasts a boating lake, a display community managed glass house, putting leisure centre, green, bowling greens, boasting a warm pool sports facilities, a with kids’ slide and large playground and a splash zone. miniature railway. Custom House, Little Barrow’s leisure Subs and The Owl & centre has lots of fun Pussycat all host soft activities to keep the play areas for younger whole family healthy. children. The pool includes a large slide, splash zone Urban Extreme is and wave machine an indoor skate which will keep kids of park suitable for all all sizes entertained. abilities on scooters, Dalton also has its own skateboards and BMX. WHERE TO STAY Located just a 30 minute drive from the Lake District, Barrow is ideally located to use as a base for exploring the Lakes or visiting the many attractions and events within the Furness Peninsula. From luxury hotels to self-catering accommodation and holiday parks, you will find the perfect place to stay at a budget to suit 01229 838282 your needs. visitbarrow.or.uk/accommodation Abbey House Hotel Abbey House Hotel is just a short drive from the heart of the Lake District. The LUXURY WEDDING VENUE Hotel takes its name from the ruins The Perfect Place For Your Special Day of Furness Abbey which can be found, at the end of our beautiful grounds. At the bottom of the South Lakes lies Abbey House is a luxury hotel and Abbey House Hotel & Gardens which is just a short drive wedding venue. abbeyhousehotel.com from the Heart of the English Lake District. The Hotel takes its name from the neighbouring ruins of one of the greatest Duke of Edinburgh Hotel Cistercian foundations in the country, Furness Abbey. The Located in the heart of Barrow, just a Furness Abbey can be found lying behind the trees, at the end minute’s walk from the train station, of our beautiful grounds. Our luxury Cumbria hotel and this boutique Victorian hotel boasts wedding venue is an ideal place for your special day ... an award winning Cask Ale bar, Grill Menu (served daily) and beautiful contemporary rooms. Book direct for complimentary breakfast. dukeofedinburghhotel.co.uk Dunes Hotel Stay in beautifully decorated rooms with warming interiors and scenic views of the gardens and Cumbrian countryside. Hospitality at it’s very best, just a short drive from Barrow-In- Furness. theduneshotel.co.uk Jefferson’s Hotel & Apartments A range of rooms and serviced apartments in Barrow town centre. Jefferson’s pride themselves on quality, service and value for money. For the best deals, view and book OUTDOOR BLESSINGS accommodation online at: jeffersonshotel.co.uk Now Available barrowapartments.com Outdoor Blessings can truly add another dimension to your special day. The hotel grounds extend to over 14 acres of Townhouse.211 private manicured gardens with a number of perfect Boutique in every sense! Located picturesque locations for your blessing to take place. We also in the town centre, Townhouse.211 have access to the romantic ruins of the Furness Abbey which offers contemporary guest bedrooms, fantastic food and a wide selection is a breath taking location for your wedding blessing. of wines, spirits, draft beers and [email protected] www.abbeyhousehotel.com/weddings cocktails. thetownhousebarrow.co.uk Abbey House Hotel & Gardens, Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PA FESTIVALS & EVENTS JUNE 2019 – MAY 2020 SUPER SOAPBOX CHALLENGE FUDSTOCK FESTIVAL 29TH JUNE 2019 31ST AUGUST 2019 Barrow Carnival – 22nd & 23rd June 2019 Comedy Festival - 3rd - 5th October 2019 Barrow’s carnival will travel along Duke St and Abbey Barrow’s very own Comedy Festival will include Rd as it heads to Barrow Park. There will be music and comedy acts and entertainment over 3 days in the entertainment over the two days, as well as a Colour town centre. barrowbid.co.uk/comedy Run event on the Sunday. facebook.com/barrowcarnivalofficial Love Barrow Running Festival - 6th October 2019 The festival will include a measured mile and a 10km An evening with Eddie The Eagle - 28th June 2019 road race on a fast, flat closed road course. Eddie the Eagle Edwards will be hosting two events at Definitely a great chance to grab a PB. the Forum Theatre as part of the Soapbox weekend. The first will be a family screening of the Eddie the Santa Dash - 23rd November 2019 Eagle film and the second will see Eddie joined by a As part of the Christmas Light Switch On, Barrow comedian for an evening of laughter. town centre will be hosting a Santa Dash event, which theforumbarrow.co.uk will see runners take on a 4km course in the heart of Barrow. visitbarrow.org.uk/christmas Super Soapbox Challenge - 29th June 2019 Christmas Light Switch On - 23rd November 2019 Soapbox racers will tackle the Barrow Town Centre Get the festive feeling at Barrow’s Christmas Light course, as they hurtle down a large start ramp and use Switch On, with live entertainment, music and gravity to set the fastest time of the day. FREE family special guests. visitbarrow.org.uk/christmas event. supersoapboxchallenge.co.uk Light Up the Park - 14th December Festival of Transport - 20th July 2019 Celebrate Christmas in Barrow’s Victorian Park, with The Festival of Transport will see classic, vintage and Christmas Carols and live music. FREE Family prestige vehicles line Barrow’s town centre streets. event. facebook.com/huddlehubnews FREE family event. festivaloftransport.co.uk Barrow’s Beautiful Places - 3rd – 5th April 2020 Fudstock - 31st August 2019 Find out about the beautiful places Barrow has to In memory of their best mate ‘Fud’, Fudstock is a one offer with an exhibition on Saturday 4th April and day music festival full of music, love & laughter. special events across the borough. Buy tickets at fudstock.co.uk visitbarrow.org.uk/beautifulplaces Tour de Furness - 8th September 2019 Keswick to Barrow - 9th May 2020 This charity cycling event takes in scenic routes from The K2B is a charity walking event starting in Keswick 5 to 50 miles and provides a great challenge for all and finishing in Barrow after 40 miles of a levels of cyclist. tourdefurness.co beautiful but gruelling route. keswick2barrow.co.uk HERITAGE ARTS & CULTURE Barrow has an town. Barrow has a The Forum interesting history wealth of heritage An award-winning theatre hosting a variety of which has seen the buildings including; shows. The cafe, licensed restaurant, bar and town rise into a world castles, abbeys, booking office are open Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm and renowned builder of lighthouses and Sat 9am to 4pm. Book tickets and find out more at: ships and submarines. architecturally theforumbarrow.co.uk interesting buildings. The arrival of the Furness Railway in The spectacular Town Dock Museum 1846 was to be the Hall stands as a This free museum is built in a nineteenth century turning point in permanent reminder dock and is home to a wealth of objects, models Barrow’s history of the achievements and artefacts telling the story of the local area and saw the town of the town and was and how Barrow grew from a small farming village transformed into a completed in 1887.